Metamorphosis (Don Friedman album)

Metamorphosis
Studio album by
Don Friedman
Released1966
RecordedFebruary 22, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length44:49
LabelPrestige
PR 7488
ProducerCal Lampley
Don Friedman chronology
Dreams and Explorations
(1964) 		Metamorphosis
(1966) 		Hope for Tomorrow
(1975)

Metamorphosis is the fifth album by pianist Don Friedman which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "For Friedman's fifth recording, he is definitely exploring the progressive edges of modern mainstream post-bop... Certainly Friedman challenges listeners with this music, but he also challenges his own abilities and concepts. For the time period, it is one of the most vital, original, progressive statements, and one that, after all these years, retains a timeless freshness that bears not only a second listening, but consideration as a creative music hallmark.".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Friedman, except as indicated

  1. "Wakin' Up" – 4:53
  2. "Spring Sign" – 11:38
  3. "Drive" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 4:47
  4. "Extension" (Attila Zoller) – 9:17
  5. "Troubadours Groovedour" (Zoller) – 6:44
  6. "Dream Bells" (Zoller) – 7:30

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed October 24, 2012
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. AllMusic Review, accessed October 24, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.